DID YOU
KNOW that there
is a
vitamin
you can
take to
better
remember
your
dreams?
According
to a new
study inPerceptual
and
Motor
Skills,
participants
taking
high-dose
vitamin
B6
supplements
before
going to
bed for
five
consecutive
days
improved
people's
ability
to
recall
dreams
compared
to a
placebo.
Vitamin
B6 did
not
affect
the
vividness,
bizarreness
or color
of their
dreams,
and did
not
affect
other
aspects
of their
sleep
patterns.

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Bonnie &
Steve: Here
are a few
reminders of
how
important
adhering to
a few
lifestyle
pearls can
be for
preventing
dementia.

Light
Movement

People
who
include
a little
yoga or
tai chi
in their
day may
be more
likely
to
remember
where
they put
their
keys. AProceedings
of the
National
Academy
of
Sciences study
states
that
even
very
light
workouts
can
increase
the
connectivity
between
parts of
the
brain
responsible
for
memory
formation
and
storage.

A single
10-minute
period
of mild
exertion
can
yield
considerable
cognitive
benefits.
Using
high-resolution
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging,
researchers
examined
subjects'
brains
shortly
after
exercise
sessions
and saw
better
connectivity
between
the
hippocampal
dentate
gyrus
and
cortical
areas.
These
areas
are
critical
for the
creation
of new
memories.
They are
the
first
regions
of the
brain to
deteriorate
as we
get
older,
and much
more
severely
in
Alzheimer's
disease.

Healthy
Midlife
Eating
Style

Maintaining
a
healthy
diet
eating
style in
midlife
is
independently
associated
with a
larger
hippocampus
years
later
and may
protect
against
mental
illness
and
cognitive
decline,
researchers
state in
an 11
year
study
published
inAmerican
Journal
of
Medicine.

This is
the
first
major
study to
investigate
long-term
diet
impact
at
midlife
on
hippocampus
structures.

The
authors
suggest
routine
dietary
counseling
should
be a
high-priority
public
health
goal.

A
healthy
diet was
also
characterized
by low
or no
alcohol
intake.
Low or
no
alcohol
intake
was a
"key
component"
associated
with
larger
hippocampus
volume.

Daily
Intellectual
Activity

Active
participation
in
intellectual
activities,
such as
reading
and
playing
board
games or
card
games,
may
delay or
prevent
dementia
in older
adults,
even if
these
activities
take
place in
late
life,
new
research
inJAMA
Psychiatrysuggests.
Researchers
followed
adults
aged 65
years
and
older
for up
to 7
years.

Until
now,
research
failed
to tease
out
whether
the
cognitive
training,
social
engagement,
or
positive
experience
is the
"intellectual
activity
contributor"
to
better
cognitive
health.

The
study's
intellectual
activities
consisted
of
reading
books,
newspapers,
or
magazines;
playing
board
games,
Mahjong,
or card
games;
and
betting
on horse
racing.

A higher
proportion
of those
who
remained
dementia-free
performed
daily
intellectual
activities
as
opposed
to those
who did
not.

Steve:Traditional
saunas emit
direct heat.
Far Infrared
uses light
to create
heat. Far
infrared run
at much
milder
temperatures,
but travels
much deeper
into the
body, which
is why you
sweat more
vigorously.

Far Infrared
Therapy
offers
numerous
therapeutic
benefits,
most
importantly
enhanced
detoxification.
Many of our
clients use
it to
relieve
painful
joints, rev
up
metabolism,
and remove
buildup of
heavy
metals.

A
new
report
published
inMayo
Clinic
Proceedingsfound
that
sauna
bathing
is
associated
with
a
reduction
in
the
risk
of
vascular
diseases,
such
as
high
blood
pressure
and
cardiovascular
disease,
neurocognitive
diseases,
nonvascular
conditions,
such
as
pulmonary
diseases,
mental
health
disorders,
and
mortality.
Furthermore,
sauna
bathing
alleviated
conditions
such
as
skin
diseases,
arthritis,
headache,
and
flu.
The
evidence
also
suggests
that
regular
sauna
baths
are
associated
with
a
better
health-related
quality
of
life.
Wow,
what
can't
saunas
do?

A
second
study
fromNeurologystated
that
frequent
sauna
bathing
is
associated
with
a
reduced
risk
of
stroke.
In a
15-year
follow-up
study,
people
taking
a
sauna
4-7
times
a
week
were
61%
less
likely
to
suffer
a
stroke
than
those
taking
a
sauna
once
a
week.
Even
one
sauna
session
per
week
reduced
the
risk
of
stroke
by
14%
compared
with
those
who
did
not
take
saunas.

Contact
us to
schedule a
session.

Action Plan of the
Month:

Best of the
Mediterranean

One of the
benefits of
being a NCI Well
Connect Member
is that you can
request two
titles monthly
from our our
Action Plan
Library (44
plans: total
value $300).

This comes in
handy when you
are looking for
suggestions
about how to
incorporate an
optimal eating
style such as a
Mediterranean
diet. Our Best
of the
Mediterranean
Action Plan can
provide numerous
ideas and
recipes to make
the transition
easier!